Description

Translate phrases and words from Portuguese for Brazilian Sign Language (Libras), or English to American Sign Language (ASL).

The only one with Dictionary and Translator of Libras and ASL in your pocket, and free!

The ProDeaf App was designed and developed with totally Brazilian technology for Tecnologias Assistivas.

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4.6

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Kouhai fukboi

So helpful! I took 2 year of sign language. But naturally there are still some signs I font know. This is perfect for anyone learning or just needing to refresh their knowledge! I love the fact that you can change the speed, as well as turning to see other parts of the hands. If I was to give any advice the ONLY thing I could think of would be to maybe add some facial expressions since that's such a big part of ASL. All in all though I give this app a 5/5!

Amanda Hill

Good app in the common words they have where it signs wrong for what your name because when I type in what's your name it signed differently, don't know if it's signs differently i there's a quotation mark. Wish they had quiz to Go with it I think it would be more helpful and if the guy talked while signing overall really good app better than most the sign language apps

Demarcus Thurman

That's not asl. Those are hand motions. If you're actually deaf, or even a KODA like me..you know what I mean. Now..those hand signs are accurate enough for a phone app, I'll give it that much. Asl is MUCH MORE than that tho. This message is really for the hearing people who sign with your elbows up, arms stiff, head straight forward and that stuuuupid duck face yall usually make..drives deaf people nuts..Loosen up a bit. BEST WAY YOU'LL EVER HEAR HOW TO SIGN PERFECT ASL -feed your emotions thru your signs when signing - otherwise..you get bagged on xD goodluck

Alissa Saucedo

Love this app ! My daughter has Autism and ASL is the only way we found that she will communicate with. This app is great . You can change the signing speeds. The only cons I would have with app is there are signs for things that app will finger spell out instead or using sign. I also wish it would store previous history longer when I close app and reopen previous history is gone . Other then that app is great . Would recommend.

ANDREA Wagner

Mostly a good app... Just many words that do have simple signs are finger spelled by this app. Im a hearing impared person who has been learning ASL as an adult and in social situations its helped but sometime hindered with no sign, wrong or english. Some signs are hard to see correctly also. I think good for beginners.

Molly Taylor

Such a clever idea! Instead of those confusing dictionary pictures, you can actually see someone signing the words. I hope you continue to add to the ASL version! Update: Now, the program even takes non-manual signalers (eyebrows, etc) into account. Wonderful, wonderful app!!

User reviews

Kouhai fukboi September 23, 2016

So helpful! I took 2 year of sign language. But naturally there are still some signs I font know. This is perfect for anyone learning or just needing to refresh their knowledge! I love the fact that you can change the speed, as well as turning to see other parts of the hands. If I was to give any advice the ONLY thing I could think of would be to maybe add some facial expressions since that's such a big part of ASL. All in all though I give this app a 5/5!

Good app in the common words they have where it signs wrong for what your name because when I type in what's your name it signed differently, don't know if it's signs differently i there's a quotation mark. Wish they had quiz to Go with it I think it would be more helpful and if the guy talked while signing overall really good app better than most the sign language apps

That's not asl. Those are hand motions. If you're actually deaf, or even a KODA like me..you know what I mean. Now..those hand signs are accurate enough for a phone app, I'll give it that much. Asl is MUCH MORE than that tho. This message is really for the hearing people who sign with your elbows up, arms stiff, head straight forward and that stuuuupid duck face yall usually make..drives deaf people nuts..Loosen up a bit. BEST WAY YOU'LL EVER HEAR HOW TO SIGN PERFECT ASL -feed your emotions thru your signs when signing - otherwise..you get bagged on xD goodluck

Love this app ! My daughter has Autism and ASL is the only way we found that she will communicate with. This app is great . You can change the signing speeds. The only cons I would have with app is there are signs for things that app will finger spell out instead or using sign. I also wish it would store previous history longer when I close app and reopen previous history is gone . Other then that app is great . Would recommend.

Mostly a good app... Just many words that do have simple signs are finger spelled by this app. Im a hearing impared person who has been learning ASL as an adult and in social situations its helped but sometime hindered with no sign, wrong or english. Some signs are hard to see correctly also. I think good for beginners.

Such a clever idea! Instead of those confusing dictionary pictures, you can actually see someone signing the words. I hope you continue to add to the ASL version! Update: Now, the program even takes non-manual signalers (eyebrows, etc) into account. Wonderful, wonderful app!!

Pro Deaf Translator... THANK YOU SO MUCH !!! THIS APP is a MUST HAVE !!👏👏👏 IT takes communication using ASL, to a New LEVEL!! Wow !! I have been missing out on SO MUCH. Hearing impaired or not, YOU Will NOT BE DISAPPOINTED!!! THANKS AGAIN!!!👐👐👐👍👍👂👂👀 People, remember it says in the beginning that this is a NEW APP. Don't criticize it so much. Give it a Chance for improvement,. That's why we rate and comment. 🎆🎉🎊 👀👀👂👂👍👍👐👏👐🙊🙉🙈😇

Best ASL App EVER!! This app is awesome for learning sign language!! Love that you can type in your phrase and the avatar will translate!! Will be even better as the dictionary is expanded. Also really cool to rotate the avatar to see the signs from different angles. You can even slow down or speed up the signing!

A Skinner, thank you so much for taking time to give us some feedback! We are working hard to improve the grammar of the app, and increasing the number of signs. Thank you! Best regards, ProDeaf Team.

A A August 29, 2016

Great app Get it definitely if Ur learning ASL. Some of the words like don't are spelled, but it's still a work in progress and what they've done so far is great. It'd also be better if the guy talked that way you see and hear as Ur learning. It'll stick in Ur brain better that way. OVERALL...epic app. Even with the slight disadvantages, you still can't give this less that 5 stars.

Sorry but I been in a relationship with a deaf person 17 yrs. Am I a pro no. But sorry. There's no knowledge in this app. Too much spelling! Hard to make a sign app I totally understand. Make him sign the words and not just spell them. U can get by with spelling the words but best to learn the actual sign. Needs much improvement!

Thank you. I know you're still in the progress of working on the English language, but I really love it. My in-laws are both deaf and this is helping me so much when it comes to learning so I can talk with them more. I showed them this app and they thought it was really cool. Apps like this help make the world a better place by bridging the gap between those who normally wouldn't be able to communicate fluidly. Thank you so much and keep the good work.

Great translator I really enjoy the translations for ASL. The only gripe I have is some words it finger spells instead of the sign for the word. No biggie because I really like the app! Also I wish you can change the translator into a female translator. Other than that, it's amazing!

Hi, Rosalinda! Thank you so much for taking time to give us your feedback. We are working very hard to have more and more signs on the app. Knowing that you enjoy the app, make us happy!

H Berciunas June 4, 2017

Really helpful as we now have a grandson who is deaf. Learning so much! A bit disappointing as there are several words that deaf pro just spells, when I am sure there are signs. Especially enjoy learning to sign songs at church

Awesome Alive interpret suppose be at dr my appt. Somehow interpret still with client at hosp other person not vailble so i use this prodeaf transler. Made dr so happy. Yes it worth.. next appt if interpret stuck unable help ill use it. Thank you for invented this program. Keep up upgrade improve ....

Susan, we do our best everyday to make stories like yours possible. Thank you so so much for you comment. You made our day! Best regards, ProDeaf Team.

Angelica Taylor April 23, 2017

I think this app is great expect for one thing. When the guy is turned to the side it's hard to see the hand geatures because his hand's are past the screen and you can't see them. For someone who just found out they're going deaf and want to see the proper way you're supposed to move your hand's, hand's done this app is great for that lol!

Being fluent in ASL, I noticed there were several grammatical mistakes that should be fixed. For example, proper ASL never uses the word "I" for "me." Certain hand shapes are slightly off, but they're still intelligible. Great app for beginners or if you tend to forget a weird sign. Don't get worried if your wrist can't do a full 360° turn like the little avatar! Would love a fingerspelling test! Love it! @dev: If you need any help with signs, I can help you out with a lot of great resources!

Works Well I'm very glad that I came back to this app! Now that they've added ASL and fixed whatever bug was messing with it it's become a extremely useful tool. Thank you for getting back to me and recommending that I try again!

Jiselle, thank you so much for reaching us again! We feel so great knowing that you give the app another try and had a good experience overall. Thank you!

Screaming Monkey October 16, 2016

Nice Idea / Has potential... Has a good amount of common and useful words. You can also rotate the image somewhat to get a better angle. However, the gestures go by too quickly and it's hard to tell the handshapes due to the generic nature of the CG model. - In its current form I can see this app being very useful for people whose ASL may be a little bit rusty and who need to quickly look up a sign they've forgotten. A beginner; however, might have a difficult time learning from it without some other source of instruction. 👍

Hi, little Monkey! Thank you so much for you feedback. You really know a lot of sign language for a monkey :) About the problem with the avatar's speed, you can slow it down using the icon bellow his left hand. Please, feel free to test this option. We would love to know what you think about it. Best regards, and a lot of bananas for you!

Brendan Entwistle September 20, 2016

Good app. Few issues. A lot of signs don't match what my deaf friends use, might just be American vs Canadian signing though? It can be kind of hard to understand the avatar sometimes too but overall very helpful.

ProDeaf Translater is A++ Awesome app. Easy to use, quick downloading. Love it... ☝I would like to see the replay option last longer or until the next translation. ✌I 💚 the animations.👌Thanks for creating this. ✋Love💙 love💚 love💙 it. Just remember to speak in short sentences. It's nice having typed words above because if you don't know sign language you wouldn't know if it translated something incorrect. Couple words were wrong but was better when i spoke slower.

This may be okay for beginners learning individual signs but not if you have any foundation in ASL. I thought the sentence translation would be cool, but the grammar on many sentences is incorrect. Additionally, there are a stunning number of signs the app doesn't know and just fingerspells. Cute but ultimately not useful.

Hi, Catherine. Thank you for your time and for your feedback. We understand that this is a true opportunity to improve our app. We are working hard to animate new signs, and thinking about how we can expand our grammar algorithm. We are sorry that the app is not ready for your needs at this time. Thank you for all your feedback.

natalie beachy February 15, 2017

The avatar seems cocky, ;) it's an OK app, it just finger spells more than I'd like instead of doing the signs and is too fast to learn as a beginner...I guess if you have a pro look at it, they would get the gist of it...It'd be like speaking broken English for example. Better than nothing.

Colunsion "ProDeaf" is a good app to ASL, "but only for Pros!" Like people who really commited to learn ASL because the app is "Really Fast, Hard to learn for Middle-class or less (As to Cs), and Can Only Make the Sign Learning Faster!!!" So, if you get the "ProDeaf make Sure First Know the ASL Well and also have an ASL Tutor or Teacher Before Starting the App!" Thank you, for Reading my Comments and I Hope you Listen to my Complains and Adview!!!"

This sign language app is a Cop out! I don't appreciate the fact that the man who signs the words out, he spells out like 80 percent of all the words instead of using the sign that I know it has. This is why I call it a cop out, because it's like he's using the easy way to sign by just spelling out many words using letters of the alphabet. I know there are many more signs for words other than doing all of that spelling out of words . Maybe to make this app better, install more actual signs instead of doing so much spelling and also install a male and female interpreter choice, instead of that weird looking guy all the time! Thanx :)

Hi! Thank you for your feedback. ProDeaf ASL Beta is a free and beta version of our app that can translate Portuguese - Sign Language. We understand that the app has a lot of opportunities to be improved, but we are trying to prioritize the most important things - and the top issue is increase our ASL signs database. Thank you for your feedback!

Jamie Sims March 1, 2017

I'm hearing but coming from a family where majority of my family is deaf on both sides. This is huge!!! The deaf community is always in the dark when it comes to communication. There's always someone who speaks Spanish or other languages but it's really hard to find someone who knows sign language. At most people know the alphabet but that's as far as it goes. And when it comes time to find an interpreter for appointments and so on. It can be so rough for someone who is deaf! So to the people that created this app.......GOD BLESS YOU!!!! I know some things still need some work but you have to start somewhere. AWESOME JOB GUYS!!!! KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!!!!!

Love it I provide childcare for a little 3 year old boy who is deaf and it's the perfect app. to download to speak to someone else in sign language, but I wish it could tell me what another person is say to me in sign language.

Hi, Jen! Thank you for your feedback. We are working hard to improve the app, and your feedback is very important in order to delivering a better experience :) Unfortunately there is not an app that can easily and naturally translate ASL or any other language to spoken language. We are looking forward to reaching such state of art.

goldin fride December 2, 2017

I like it. But it should have an options button for Canadian sign language. Like candy is not the sign for candy here, and brown is different as well. There are very little resources dedicated to Canadian sign online. I'm learning both, but it is hard when there are a million apps and websites that offer ask and not Canadian sign. 😕

Hi, Russell. Thank you for reaching us. Please, double check if ProDeaf have the right permission to access your microphone.

Logical LlamaR October 20, 2016

I really like the app but there are missing words There are many missing words like sing! And sometimes when he signs a sentence he doesn't do the proper sign. I really like this app and use it all the time but I wish these things could be fixed

Animation is bad so it is hard to get the details of the different signs. Many words are just fingerspelled that actually have signs. This is not a good representation of asl. If you only could slow the animation down and show a clearer more detailed picture of hand shape, and body placement. I am deleting this app. For now.

Some words that are fingerspelled do in fact have signs. That's really the only complaint. If you are new to learning ASL it is great for vocab review. It is not exact sentence structure, but overall a great app.

This app is amazing. I wanted to learn sign language, but it wasn't so easy to just look up signs on the internet. With this app I can just type in the word I want to learn and the app shows me, and if I didn't get it the first time you can replay it. I really think that this is an amazing app.

I think that this app is amazing! Although I do think that they could improve on some things (for one, too much finger spelling). But I do understand that this type of app would be difficult to do. So, as someone who has been teaching themselves while taking some classes, I think this app is a great start :)

I am just starting to learn ASL again and I know for some that already know and use ASL might have a higher expectation but this App is great. I appreciate you can slow down or speed up the signing. That is a great feature and helps me. I have already installed this App on my wife's phone while she was sleeping because I knew she would love this App and now it will help her to help me learn ASL. Thank You tovthe individual or individuals who took the time to create this App. For those who have a low opinion of this App I say," create a App yourself rather than complain about this one." If you can create a App better than this one for FREE... we're waiting.

Not Perfect But Really Great I'm giving ProDeaf 5 stars though it does have a few annoying quirks that lead to some frustration when trying to us it in a conversation. It was great for short answers and helping to clear up some miscommunications. It also allowed me to talk with my brother's girlfriend more. Being able to just do that was awesome. Fix some voice recognition issues, faster translations and a broader dictionary this can be damn near perfect!

Eddie, thank you so so much! For us, it's very important to know that the app is helping people to communicate better. People like you, that can understand the difficulties that we face in order to delivery a good app, and even so recognize what we are doing, truly move us forward. Thank you!

Lina Luv September 25, 2016

Not completely correct The raving reviews are misleading. Some of this stuff is incorrect. I understand that some of the stuff is spelled out because the sign for it isn't avaliable in your system even though there is one, but that's not my issue. I typed in "How are you?" Something simple, and the translation was wrong. It showed "How you" , its never said like that even in slang dialect. Im not even going to bother with the rest lol.

Wonderful but needs one change I think this app is fantastic for my trying to learn asl. I just think that there should be a way for the translator to slow down when demonstrating words and phrases. Perhaps there can be different speeds to choose from for beginners, intermediates, and experts.

Hi, Skay! Thank you so much for you feedback. Actually, you can slow the avatar down by clicking on the icon right above the translate button. Can you give it a try? We would love to know if this works for you.